tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-39967199258341675482015-02-14T01:34:28.743-08:00The PrimgraphThe Good Life is a Vintage LifeDiva Reginahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17370675553024327587noreply@blogger.comBlogger382125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3996719925834167548.post-6655636124859263602015-02-14T01:33:00.000-08:002015-02-14T01:34:28.765-08:00Come and join us at One Billion Rising in Second Life
One Billion Rising in Second Life 2015 from Petlove on Vimeo.Saffia Widdershinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14010916805517159920noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3996719925834167548.post-59669337780450238802015-02-09T06:15:00.003-08:002015-02-09T06:15:49.558-08:00Biggins in Love - A Designing Worlds Valentine Special
Winter in New Babbage -photograph by Wildstar Beaumont
Join us at 2pm today, Monday 9th February for the new episode of Designing Worlds at our studio in Garden of Dreams, for a special Valentine episode that show sees us returning to New Babbage in a show that we were originally intending for our Christmas special. But we had a change of heart when we realised that this is a very romantic Saffia Widdershinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14010916805517159920noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3996719925834167548.post-86438378220249855502014-05-18T08:44:00.000-07:002014-05-18T08:44:37.283-07:00Deadline for applications to SL11B Community Celebration rapidly approaching!The deadline for applications to SL11B Community Celebration is rapidly approaching - and the MadMan is here to remind you to get your application in!
The MadMan from the future journeys back to the very beginning of Second Life to show us that we're on the edge of the deadline for applications to perform on the stages, in the auditorium or to exhibit.
Watch the video - then go to the Saffia Widdershinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14010916805517159920noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3996719925834167548.post-46373511517482615872014-05-14T15:37:00.000-07:002014-05-14T15:37:12.982-07:00SL11B Community Celebration welcomes Second Life Business Exhibitors... as long as they are there to celebrate Second Life's 11th Birthday, and not just to promote their own business!
There's been some discussion about this - so Saffia had a chat with the MadMan to discover how Second Life businesses can apply.
How do I find out more?
You can find out more by following the official blog, and by following on Facebook and Twitter.
There is also a Flickr pageSaffia Widdershinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14010916805517159920noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3996719925834167548.post-10940141956854115312014-05-04T09:53:00.001-07:002014-05-04T09:53:31.117-07:00Fantasy Faire 2014 - stowaways and mistaken identities
The bridge door swung open and a bedraggled woman stumbled in.
"Sir,
we found this stowaway, poking around the nor' west cloud storage. No
sign of dust on her but I had 'er drenched just in case." A dark,
thickset man with a rich black beard appeared in the doorway behind the
scared looking woman. "And sir, she says Babbage sent her!" A sharp
intake of breath passed audibly around the roomBeqhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09981351499139596015noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3996719925834167548.post-8216919201818819732014-05-03T10:31:00.000-07:002014-05-03T10:31:04.102-07:00Join us to help Prim Perfect celebrate our Seventh Birthday!Join us this Sunday May 4th at 12 noon - 3pm SLT at our new headquarters in Sund in Second Norway as we celebrate our seventh birthday with some very special news!
Prim Perfect Seventh Birthday Party
Saffia Widdershinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14010916805517159920noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3996719925834167548.post-5149802062935623502014-05-02T14:11:00.001-07:002014-05-02T14:11:47.063-07:00Fantasy Faire 2014 - The cloud farm
Outside,
an ear-splitting chorus of metal scraping across metal, the giant
mechanisms of Asperatus strained, and twisted in their restraints,
punctuated by the gunshot timpany of snapping cables sent writhing
lethally through the storm as their tension was released. Inside,
silence, not a soul daring to breath.
Without warning
the howling winds ceased, the metallic screams diminished to Beqhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09981351499139596015noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3996719925834167548.post-86044951147627894672014-05-01T16:58:00.000-07:002014-05-01T17:08:24.811-07:00Fantasy Faire 2014 - Turbulent times
Far
below the forward lookout point, suspended beneath the vast envelope of
the mighty Asperatus, hangs the bridge, the nexus of all that happens
in the airborne community that now carries its name.
A
Thunderhead class vessel, that last known of its kind, the Asperatus
was built to convey the cream of society; the engineers, the scientists
and their entourages on research Beqhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09981351499139596015noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3996719925834167548.post-71622269070510361132014-04-30T17:25:00.000-07:002014-04-30T17:25:44.329-07:00Fantasy Faire 2014 - The confluence is upon us....
High
up in the forward lookout pod, the on-duty 'glasser strained his eyes
against the glare of the incessant sun. Peering straight ahead, the
young man squinted at the shapes forming on the horizon. Lifting his
head for a moment, he blinked, rubbing his eyes, before placing an eye
to the spyglass once more and to look again at the dark mass. "By the
gears!" He cried, beckoning urgently Beqhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09981351499139596015noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3996719925834167548.post-11422596675991959752014-03-31T09:28:00.000-07:002014-03-31T09:28:20.696-07:00Designing Worlds heads to Arkansas in Second Life for a fascinating lesson in social history
Johnny Cash's boyhood home, photographed by Wildstar Beaumont
Join us today, Monday 31st March at 2pm at the Designing Worlds studio in Garden of Dreams for a special viewing party of today’s Designing Worlds show as visit a fascinating project at the University of Arkansas region that recreates Johnny Cash's boyhood home, as part of a broader look at the effects of the Depression in the Saffia Widdershinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14010916805517159920noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3996719925834167548.post-64032684891785037542014-03-24T06:57:00.004-07:002014-03-24T06:57:50.090-07:00Designing Worlds gets onboard with the Pirates of the Trade Winds!
Trade Winds - photograph by Wildstar Beaumont
Join us today, Monday 24th March at 2pm at the Designing Worlds studio in Garden of Dreams for a special viewing party of today’s Designing Worlds show as we sail the seas (and drink in the taverns) with the magnificent pirates of the Trade Winds!
We talk to some of the pirates and boat-builders active in the Trade Winds, including Blithe BinderSaffia Widdershinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14010916805517159920noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3996719925834167548.post-71342281353690697722014-03-17T08:10:00.002-07:002014-03-17T08:10:21.883-07:00Designing Worlds explores the amazing Dreamscenes
The Atelier - the newest of Kayle Matzerath's Dreamscenes, photographed by Wildstar Beaumont
Join us today, Monday 17th March at 2pm at the Designing Worlds at our studio in Garden of Dreams for a special viewing party of today’s Designing Worlds show as we explore the beautiful Dreamscenes created by Kayle Matzerath.
The Asian Loft - another Dreamscene created by Kayle Matzerath, Saffia Widdershinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14010916805517159920noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3996719925834167548.post-61480949001284486112014-03-05T11:54:00.001-08:002014-03-05T11:54:34.258-08:00Designing Worlds heads into the clouds with the new way to access Second Life - SL GoIn an exciting new development, Second Life will be going into the Clouds with OnLive’s new SL Go package.
The news has been announced by Linden Lab today – and you’ll be able to find out more in our special Designing Worlds show at 2pm SLT today, where we talk to Nate Barsetti, Senior Manager, Customer Relations, OnLive, and also Danger Linden, aka Don Laabs, Senior Director of Product at Saffia Widdershinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14010916805517159920noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3996719925834167548.post-49942397420542735042014-03-05T04:52:00.002-08:002014-03-05T04:52:14.012-08:00Designing Worlds takes a last chance to see Seraph City - now on the webDesigning Worlds' final visit to the wonderful dieselpunk Seraph City is now on the web!
This, sadly, really is the last chance to see the city as it closes on March 16th, and many of the iconic buildings have already closed.
The Streets of Seraph City - photographed by Wildstar Beaumont
We toured some of these beautiful buildings– and also talked about how episodes of The Blackened Mirror Saffia Widdershinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14010916805517159920noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3996719925834167548.post-51200412780938377382014-03-05T04:26:00.002-08:002014-03-05T04:42:29.937-08:00Designing Worlds Special at 2pm SLT Wednesday 5th MarchStay tuned for news of a special edition of Designing Worlds at 2pm SLT today - with a viewing party followed by a discussion in our beautiful studios on Garden of Dreams.
The Designing Worlds studios on Garden of Dreams
The post-show discussion will be streamed live on Aview.TV.
More news about this show (including details of how to watch) will be released later today, so please keep an Saffia Widdershinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14010916805517159920noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3996719925834167548.post-49767391364770514442014-03-03T13:14:00.003-08:002014-03-03T13:17:09.944-08:00 Designing Worlds says farewell to Seraph City
Seraph City - photographed by Wildstar Beaumont
Join us today, Monday 3rd March at 2pm at the Designing Worlds at our studio in Garden of Dreams for a special viewing party of today’s Designing Worlds show as we pay a final visit to the beautiful dieselpunk region of Seraph City.
Sadly, a few days after we filmed here, the owner announced his intention of converting the sim into a private Saffia Widdershinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14010916805517159920noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3996719925834167548.post-40259493122639548542014-02-09T11:06:00.000-08:002014-02-09T11:08:19.408-08:00How to watch the final episode of The Blackened Mirror inworld and out!The last episode of this season, that is - for there will be a new series in the Fall!
Waiting to be interviewed
Episode 2.6 of The Blackened Mirror goes live at 2pm PST / SLT today, Sunday 9th February (that’s 10pm GMT) and you can watch it in a variety of ways – but one of the most fun is to watch it on a large screen with friends inworld!
There are screens available at The Crescent Saffia Widdershinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14010916805517159920noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3996719925834167548.post-25531237053600754562014-02-09T09:33:00.002-08:002014-02-09T09:33:44.911-08:00The Blackened Mirror Jigsaw: Miss Alleyn has secrets?
Quinn learns a secret
Well, we always knew that Miss Alleyn had secrets, didn't we? But even Quinn is surprised when one is revealed in the final episode of this season of The Blackened Mirror!
Prisoners in the steampunk city of New Babbage, Harland Quinn, Alais Alleyn and Mr Biggins also face decisions that will shape their Quest - and their futures!
Watch Episode 2.6 – Decisions today to Saffia Widdershinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14010916805517159920noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3996719925834167548.post-62699169902741747312014-02-02T12:47:00.004-08:002014-02-02T12:48:27.783-08:00How to watch The Blackened Mirror inworld and out!
A new location
Episode 2.5 of The Blackened Mirror goes live at 2pm PST / SLT today (that's 10pm GMT) and you can watch it in a variety of ways - but one of the most fun is to watch it on a large screen with friends inworld!
There are screens available at The Crescent Theater in Seraph City, the Designing Worlds studio in Garden of Dreams and the Prim Perfect Head Offices in the Seychelles.Saffia Widdershinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14010916805517159920noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3996719925834167548.post-55574164122588795022014-02-02T08:19:00.001-08:002014-02-02T08:19:24.906-08:00The Blackened Mirror Jigsaw: Hiding in New Babbage
Hiding in New Babbage
So what - or perhaps "who" has driven our heroes to hide out while looking for the missing Millie in New Babbage?
The answer may surprise you ...
Watch Episode 2.5 - No More Angels today to find out! The episode will be going live at 2pm Pacific time (SLT) and 10pm GMT.
Hiding in Babbage
You can see the show on the web on the Treet.TV Blackened Mirror Channel, on Saffia Widdershinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14010916805517159920noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3996719925834167548.post-34500934642155218852014-02-01T09:14:00.002-08:002014-02-01T09:17:49.619-08:00The Blackened Mirror Jigsaw: There's danger in New Babbage!
Quinn and Alais face danger
in New Babbage
Millie has been kidnapped by people from Babbage – Mr Biggins’ home city – and a place he is very reluctant to return to.
Quinn is determined to rescue his young friend – but what dangers lie ahead? What price is he asking his companions to pay?
Episode 2.5 - No More Angels - comes out on Sunday 2nd February at 2pm PST / 10pm GMT.
But in the Saffia Widdershinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14010916805517159920noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3996719925834167548.post-83592324632582592192013-11-24T11:01:00.000-08:002013-11-24T11:01:05.395-08:00Armada Does Leftovers
What's the best part of Thanksgiving? No, not the football. Cog no, not the football.
It's the next day, and the day after that, and the day after that! It's all those LEFTOVERS! This year, Armada's Scoundrel Fleet has decided to skip all the hard work of cooking a Thanksgiving feast and will be jumping DIRECTLY to the leftovers.
If you'd like to enjoy leftovers with the Scoundrel Ceejay Writerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00147741781472359776noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3996719925834167548.post-46540917590091610362013-06-28T09:54:00.000-07:002013-06-28T09:54:05.887-07:00Steampunk Piracy Discussion at the Mary Read Library
As part of the full weekend of Swashbucklers for Life events, you are cordially invited to join the Scoundrel Fleet at the Mary Read Pirate Library in the Blake Sea, on Sunday, June 30th, 2013, from 9:30 to 10:30am SLT.
Steampunk Piracy DiscussionMoving Piracy to the Year 1890
Although piracy was almost wiped out during the age of sail, the newest advances in technology of the late Ceejay Writerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00147741781472359776noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3996719925834167548.post-41680971154725460812013-06-17T09:35:00.001-07:002013-06-17T09:35:23.383-07:00Steam Pirate's Derby - Do You Dare?
The last of his crew, he was known as Gut
Spiller John. He was hanged for piracy a month ago, and surely has taken
the secret of Black Finger's treasure to the grave... or has he?
He
was the first mate, and he was the worst of them. Some say he was even
worse than Black Finger himself... He just liked the killing, he loved
to slice a sailors belly open and leave him to die slow. Some say Ceejay Writerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00147741781472359776noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3996719925834167548.post-22964713153547174782013-06-05T02:15:00.002-07:002013-06-05T02:15:21.274-07:00Can you be an agony aunt (or uncle) and give good advice?This week's Quest for the Golden Prim features a dilemma for some of the characters.
Dilemmas for Nan, Ralph - and Lola!
Nan thinks that the dashing Ralph Montcalm is thinking altogether too much about that wicked female pirate captain that he met and fought back in the woods of Steelhead. A woman who had, we should remind ourselves, proved herself ruthless in kidnapping Nan and addicting Saffia Widdershinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14010916805517159920noreply@blogger.com0